The number of entrants for Day 1B has risen to 145, for a tournament total of 255. Registration will stay open until the end of Level 8, which is 90 minutes into Day 2 tomorrow.
The latest player to buy in is Bryn Kenney. The American looked a little sleepy and he told PokerNews that, due to jet-lag, he only woke up at 6pm today. Not to worry as the ACOP Main Event structure is so good, he will sit down to a 75 big blind stack.
Dario Sammartino is having a much better level 5 than he had in level 4. The room is very cold today and the Italian was just wearing a white t-shirt (as pictured). Then he disappeared and came back wearing a top with a Superman logo on the front, most probably bought form the Super Hero store located in the City of Dreams. Coincidence? I don't think so.
He opened with pocket sevens and the four-bet shoved after Steve O'Dwyer three-bet him. O'Dwyer called with ace-king and flopped a king, but a seven appeared on the turn to lock a double for Sammartino.
PokerStars Team SportStar Ronaldo was forced to fold to a river shove from Zhao Ziyang but is still doing well of 44,000.
The Brazlian limped in from under the gun and picked up four players en route to s flop. He bet 1,300 and Ziyang was the only caller to the turn where he check-called another 2,600. The board completed with the and Ziyang snap shoved for 14,575. Ronaldo got a count but then admitted defeat with a fold.
A player in middle position raised to 900 preflop and Aditya Agarwal called from the big blind. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and Agarwal bet 1,300, his opponent called. The river was the and Agarwal bet 3,400. His opponent quickly folded and Agarwal took down the pot.
Dario Sammartino's stacks dipped a fair bit in the last level but a bit of aggression versus Russell Thomas had aided his cause.
Thomas raised from the cutoff and called after the Italian three-bet from the small blind. The flop came and Sammartino continued for 1,500. Call. Both players checked the turn before Sammartino led for 3,000 on the river. Thomas wasted little time in folding.
The players are on a 10-minute break. There are 127 players remaining from the 142 who entered today. When play resumes, the levels will be 90 minutes from that point.
Australian Aaron Lim has two APPT Main Event titles to his name, including the last one in Manilla in August where he won $131,780. He looking for a triple here and he's up to 37,000 after winning a hand with pocket kings.
Around 10,000 chips had made it into the middle by the time the board read . Lim was in the big blind and check-called a 6,000 bet from his opponent in the cutoff. The river was the and both players checked. Lim opened and his opponent mucked.
Christoph Vogelsang raised from the middle position and Soonil Kweon reraised from the hijack, making it 2,100 to go. Vogelsang took a minute before reraising to 5,100. Kweon then took a few moments before he called.
The flop was and Vogelsang checked. Kweon bet 2,600 and Vogelsang called by throwing each chip into the pot individually, until they totaled 2,600. The turn was the and both players checked. The came on the river and Vogelsang checked again. Kweon placed a bet of 6,700 and after about a minute Vogelsang called. Kweon showed for two pair and Vogelsang checked his cards once more, before mucking his hand.
To say that Ivan Luca has had a good year is doing him an understand. He's cashed 22 times for just under USD$2 million.
He bought in late today and is sat on 28,500 after winning a three-way pot. All three players checked a to head to the turn. Luca bet 1,125 in 2,550 and was only called by a player on the button, who called another 2,200 on the river. Luca opened and his opponent mucked.
flop. He bet 1,300 and Ziyang was the only caller to the 
turn where he check-called another 2,600. The board completed with the 
and Ziyang snap shoved for 14,575. Ronaldo got a count but then admitted defeat with a fold.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Agarwal bet 1,300, his opponent called. The river was the 
and Agarwal bet 3,400. His opponent quickly folded and Agarwal took down the pot.
and Sammartino continued for 1,500. Call. Both players checked the 
turn before Sammartino led for 3,000 on the 
river. Thomas wasted little time in folding.
. Lim was in the big blind and check-called a 6,000 bet from his opponent in the cutoff. The river was the 
and both players checked. Lim opened 
and his opponent mucked.
and Vogelsang checked. Kweon bet 2,600 and Vogelsang called by throwing each chip into the pot individually, until they totaled 2,600. The turn was the 
came on the river and Vogelsang checked again. Kweon placed a bet of 6,700 and after about a minute Vogelsang called. Kweon showed 
for two pair and Vogelsang checked his cards once more, before mucking his hand.
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